The Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court delivered the verdict today. Dileep has been acquitted over the conspiracy charges. That happened. The prosecution failed to prove the star’s involvement.
But here’s the kicker: The actual accused—the ones who abducted and sexually abused the actress in her car for two hours back in 2017—six of them are guilty of rape and conspiracy.
The court essentially said: Yes, this horrific crime was a conspiracy, and these six people executed it. But we cannot legally prove that Dileep orchestrated it. That’s the crucial legal separation that allowed the acquittal.
“Conspiracy Against Me”: The Immediate Reaction
Dileep was right there in court. And the moment the verdict dropped, he was ready.
“This was a conspiracy against me,” he said.
He’s claiming this entire thing was fabricated to destroy his career and image. He thanked his lawyers and all the people who supported him. It’s a huge, dramatic moment that totally changes the narrative for the Malayalam film industry.
The Messy Trail: Why Did the Case Collapse?
The thing is, getting to this point was a monumental struggle. It was a prolonged, nearly eight-year legal battle. And the trial itself was a procedural nightmare.
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Witnesses: They examined 261 witnesses, including film personalities. I’m jotting this down because it’s wild: 28 of them turned hostile. They flipped, those too. That happened. And the prosecution’s case was weakened severely.
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The Fight: Two special prosecutors quit over the years. The survivor—whose courage in fighting this drew national attention, or nothing—even had her request to replace the presiding judge denied.
The prosecution had alleged the crime was part of a criminal conspiracy, with Dileep as the mastermind who hired the gang. The court obviously found that the link could not be established beyond a reasonable doubt.
So, the people who committed the direct assault are convicted, but the alleged planner is free. It leaves this massive, open-ended question about who, if anyone else, was truly behind the attack. It’s an ongoing situation, and we’re waiting to see what the next legal move—likely an appeal—will be.
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